Common side effects of Moderna, Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccines

BernamaPublished: Feb 23, 2021 8:29 AM

COVID-19 | Side effects such as pain and swelling at the shot spot, fatigue, headache, fever and chills are common for Moderna and Pfizer-BioNtech Covid-19 vaccine receivers, Xinhua news agency citing CNBC said in a recent health report.

People who experienced such side effects may take over-the-counter (OTC) pain pills after the shot to alleviate these symptoms, said the CNBC report, with reference to US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) recommendations...

Malaysia to receive additional 182,520 doses of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine on Wednesday

Govt will try to vaccinate 55k teachers before school reopens

LETTER | Expected deaths: Pre-empting anti-vaccine propaganda

COMMENT | On the eve of the national Covid-19 vaccine rollout

M'sians not guinea pigs as Covid-19 vaccines proven safe, says cancer society

Comments0

By posting a comment, you agree to our Commenting Terms and Conditions as stipulated in full here.

Do's and don'ts when posting comments in Malaysiakini

TERMS & CONDITIONS

Foul language, profanity, vulgarity, slanderous, personal attack, threatening, sexually-orientated comments or the use of any method of communication that may violate any law or create needless unpleasantness will not be tolerated. Antisocial behaviour such as "spamming" and "trolling" will be suspended. Violators run the risk of also being blocked permanently.

REPORT VIOLATORS

Please use the report feature that is available below each comment to flag offending comments for our moderators to take action. Do not take matters in your own hands to avoid unpleasant and unnecessary exchanges that may result in your own suspension or ban.

NOTICE

Our commenting system is still under development. We have taken note of feedback provided.

Subscriber-only space: